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Aboriginal Studies
Stage 1
Subject outline
Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2018.
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2018.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Literacy
Literacy
In this subject students extend and apply their literacy capability by, for example:
- learning from Aboriginal voices in a range of sources including written text, media, film, radio and television programs, cultural organisations, art galleries, museums, and digital sources such as websites and social media
- exploring Aboriginal language initiatives such as maintenance, reclamation, revitalisation, and renewal
- communicating informed attitudes and ideas through persuasive written argument, interpretation, discussion, and/or social action
- understanding narratives as told by Aboriginal peoples in oral, written, and/or audiovisual form
- analysing sources and identifying concepts such as context, purpose, intent, relevance, inference, bias, and reliability
- developing and extending respectful ways of communicating
- appropriately acknowledging interactions, collaboration, and learning from and with Aboriginal peoples and communities.